Heat index will peak at 100 degrees next week

Temperatures on Friday will climb back above 80 degrees in Topeka for the first time since Monday.

“It will be mostly clear and mild tonight with lows around 60. Saturday will be sunny and warmer as highs top out in the mid-80s,” says 580 WIBW Radio meteorologist Dave Relihan. “South winds will kick up Sunday with gusts around 20 mph as temperatures warm into the lower 90s for highs. Monday will be sunny, warm and more humid with highs in the mid-90s.

“There will be slight chances for occasional showers and thunderstorms Monday night into early Tuesday and again late Wednesday and Thursday. Otherwise, we are looking at mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies with highs in the lower- to mid-90s. The heat index should be peaking at or just over 100 degrees each afternoon next week.”